An annotated bibliography of 150 short, light, humorous reading materials suitable for reluctant readers at three levels of elementary school. (DD)

Discusses the history of high interest-low vocabulary books, from their appearance in 1925 to implications for their future use. (MKM)

This 70-item annotated compilation of sources of materials for poor readers represents a selection from among those available. Lists compiled more than fifteen years ago were eliminated, unless they had unusual depth and merit, for most of their recommendations would not be currently available. Current lists which included only a few scattered…

Assesses the qualities and drawbacks of high-interest easy reading books and lists the best of these books that are currently available. (SRT)

Advocates teaching remedial reading in the context of the liberal arts. Identifies problems with developmental reading texts. Recommends the use of remedial reading materials that address socially and culturally significant topics appropriate for college-level study. Offers a sample lesson sequence illustrating the simultaneous acquisition of…

Eight kits or series are reviewed: Headliners I (EMC Corporation); Pacemaker Bestsellers I and II (Fearon-Pitman); Rocket Reading (AIDS); Vistas (Houghton Mifflin); The New Action Unit (Scholastic); Superstars of Soil and Rock (Steck-Vaughn); Super A and Super B (SRA); and Shoptalk: Vocational Reading Skills (Allyn and Bacon). (SJL)

Suggests 22 ways to motivate reluctant or poor readers and lists 30 sources of materials for remedial readers. (MKM)

Provides a personal account of tutoring an illiterate community college student athlete. Discusses the problem of finding appropriate reading materials for adults with low skill levels. Traces the tutored student's progress, problems, and decisions for future education. (DMM)

Reports that high school remedial readers perceived good stories to be good stories despite adaptations in readability and length, and poor stories were not helped by improving readability or decreasing length. (FL)

Discusses the results of an analysis of the appropriateness of eighth-grade basal reading materials for remedial instruction of ninth- and tenth-grade students who read two to three years below grade level. Readability, interest appeal, and representation of content areas are considered. Three data tables and a 14-item reference list are included.…

Identifies and describes reading materials, programs, and resource materials in the areas of content and reading skill development that can be used by vocational teachers of secondary-level special needs students. (HOD)

The revised Spache Readability Formula and the Fry Readability Formula were applied to 20 selected reading materials designed for adolescents reading at second grade level. Three samples from each text were examined. The results using the Spache formula corresponded to the publisher's stated readability levels, with no significant variability…

Provides a list of cultural journalism publications (based on oral history interviews) written, edited, and produced by students around the country that provide good easy reading for older reluctant readers. (MKM)

This book was written to answer the questions most frequently asked by teachers who need information and suggestions in specific areas of reading. The material is organized in three main sections: readiness and beginning reading, intermediate reading, and reading for the academically or culturally different child. Each section includes study…

APPROXIMATELY 900 TITLES PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1959 AND 1966 ARE GRADED BY VOCABULARY LEVEL (RANGING FROM GRADE 1 TO GRADE 7 AND UP) AND INTEREST LEVEL (RANGING FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12). EASY VOCABULARY, HIGH INTEREST LEVEL BOOKS ARE INCLUDED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PRESENTED FOR EACH BOOK--(1) TITLE, (2) AUTHOR, (3) PUBLISHER, (4)…